Analysis of households below 1.5 x Federal Poverty Level
Participation
Since the beginning of the survey, 2,161 Low Income caregivers have participated in RAPID.
Demographics
Age
Income
Income is presented in thousands of dollars per year.
| income.cat | statistic | p.value |
|---|---|---|
| < 20k | 1157.89 | < .001 |
| 20k-40k | 1252.41 | < .001 |
| 40k-60k | 65.42 | < .001 |
| 60k-80k | 316.40 | < .001 |
| 80k-100k | 217.38 | < .001 |
| 100k-150k | 346.15 | < .001 |
| 150k-200k | 133.20 | < .001 |
| 200k+ | 122.21 | < .001 |
Poverty
Employment
Employment change
| employment_change | statistic | p.value |
|---|---|---|
| Became Employed | 3.77 | .052 |
| Became Unemployed | 12.24 | .001 |
| Stable Employed | 357.36 | < .001 |
| Stable Other | 81.78 | < .001 |
| Stable Unemployed | 147.98 | < .001 |
Race
Ethnicity
| latinx_cat | statistic | p.value |
|---|---|---|
| non-Latinx | 37.56 | < .001 |
| Latinx | 37.56 | < .001 |
Single parent households
| single_cat | statistic | p.value |
|---|---|---|
| Dual parent | 382.86 | < .001 |
| Single parent | 382.86 | < .001 |
Mental health
Caregiver
Values represent the difference between a caregiver’s response for the past week and their “baseline” or retrospective report of this variable pre-pandemic.
On average
Over time
Correlates of
Test
| Variable | Within group | Difference between group and sample |
|---|---|---|
| material_hardship | < .001 | < .001 |
| work_status | .002 | .028 |
| single | .254 | .543 |
| age | .189 | .104 |
| race_ethnic | < .001 | .685 |
Figures (within sample)
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Anxiety
Values represent the difference between a caregiver’s response for the past week and their “baseline” or retrospective report of this variable pre-pandemic.
On average
Over time
Depression
Values represent the difference between a caregiver’s response for the past week and their “baseline” or retrospective report of this variable pre-pandemic.
On average
Over time
Stress
Values represent the difference between a caregiver’s response for the past week and their “baseline” or retrospective report of this variable pre-pandemic.
On average
Over time
Loneliness
Values represent the difference between a caregiver’s response for the past week and their “baseline” or retrospective report of this variable pre-pandemic.
On average
Over time
Child
Values represent the difference between a caregiver’s response for the past week and their “baseline” or retrospective report of this variable pre-pandemic.
On average
Over time
Material hardship
Overall
Types of hardship
| category | difference | statistic | p.value | df |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| food | -0.3410967 | -21.189278 | < .001 | 1662.1970 |
| house | -0.3577559 | -22.653666 | < .001 | 1777.8910 |
| utilities | -0.4084305 | -27.801060 | < .001 | 2252.6403 |
| healthcare | -0.1454856 | -8.633417 | < .001 | 978.2622 |
| social | -0.2409884 | -14.193074 | < .001 | 1025.9151 |
| emotional | -0.2548290 | -14.976239 | < .001 | 1068.7274 |
| childcare | -0.1753184 | -10.434239 | < .001 | 959.9609 |
| other | -0.1144764 | -8.284419 | < .001 | 724.6429 |
By Week
Childcare
On average
Type of childcare (average)
Type of childcare (over time)
By week
Discrimination
Concerns for children (average)
Concerns for children (over time)
Caregiver well-being
The relationship between well-being and concerns for children is NOT significantly different for Low Income caregivers
Child well-being
The relationship between child well-being and concerns for children is NOT significantly different for Low Income caregivers
Discrimination (average)
Discrimination (over time)
Caregiver well-being
The relationship between well-being and discrimination for children is NOT significantly different for Low Income caregivers
Child well-being
The relationship between child well-being and discrimination for children is NOT significantly different for Low Income caregivers
